Show WAS H JN qt b e j eM S M y C RD R Miracles sUU attU happen News News- Newsmen men have achieved partisan bl condemnation e eNot I Not too man many years ago 0 the they were accused of bias s as fatted tools of selfish cellists inter inter- interests cats ests Now another part party Is Sad find In Jag them also and lean sad and hUD hungry cap cap- tives captives of sin sr Icier ultra lt i M M 1 There was wasa a time when r c candidates tes wrote their own speech speech- speeches es and thus t were ed to answer plainly and CW c W Harder clearly any questions arising from them Those candidates devoted their energies to be be- be belaboring laboring each other instead of seeking to see which could claim snore more bills bias on the part of the news media e But today no Important poll poll- takes to the hustings without a corps of press agents and speech former court news media to obtain free space and time for their candidate Then the they howl bowl foul pia play U If the reporting does not follow the guidelines carefully prepared for news news- newsmen newsmen men in 10 the Ule form of 01 advance copies of 01 speeches C Any competent soul but per per- perhaps haps better sa say newsmen now that they are considered sans soul wades through these col of high sounding phrases es and well worn cliches cUches seek log ing to find something that will willbe willbe be of interest to his pubic pub ic Consider a typical speech on peace The candidate talks about peace promises peace But the newsmen want to reo re- re report port specifically how he intends to achieve peace e nf er DuI Bush Often he be either gets a stir no comment or another long dissertation that explains noth- noth nothIng lag Ing So what does doell he do lie writes the candidate Is In favor lavor of peace promises peace but has no plan to achieve It The feathers then hit the fan This Is termed biased reporting M Or a candidate reading a speech before the Chowder Society will soy say we will use our influence to unite Ulster to Ireland and then sensing great apathy will reach for tor a burt burst of applause by adding even if we have to send over the Marines Marine That comment reported tin im mediately brings charges of misquote Fortunately news media owners understand politicians poli- poli politicians or the profession of re- re reporting porting would be as transient as a migratory fruit picker In the Roosevelt era before his death William Allen White the sage Emporia iSon- iSon sas publisher pointed out that the then charges of bias were ridiculous He said that no matter how publishers opposed Roosevelt on the editorial page they permitted the front pages to be loaded with reports of his activities those of his family Without this coverage he claimed Roosevelt would have not been able to carry elections by such luch large larce major major- tiles C So perhaps news media have havea a perfect way to avoid charges charcel of bias In 90 of 01 the time they could with no appreciable loss to readers or viewers merely report Candidate Doe spoke before a lug large group croup In Civic lIall today lie Jle expressed the same views lie he has bas present present- presented ed many times before belore during present political campaign |